Wow this area is really going to hell. I live less than an mile up the road from there, and this is the same gas station that had a gang related shooting a few months ago (guy was getting his gas pumped when someone drove up and started shooting). And just the other week we had a house party that devolved into a roaming mob of people that was throwing rocks at the cops just up the street. We also had a illegal pot grow house burn down about a mile away this week, a big gang enforcement agency related arrest a street or two away, and at least two police chases in the last couple of weeks.

DoughyGuy:Wow this area is really going to hell. I live less than an mile up the road from there, and this is the same gas station that had a gang related shooting a few months ago (guy was getting his gas pumped when someone drove up and started shooting). And just the other week we had a house party that devolved into a roaming mob of people that was throwing rocks at the cops just up the street. We also had a illegal pot grow house burn down about a mile away this week, a big gang enforcement agency related arrest a street or two away, and at least two police chases in the last couple of weeks.

At least my little dead-end side street is nice any quiet - for now.

You do realize you are talking about SE Portland, a place where it's not uncommon to see grown men and women riding BMX bikes.